Re Jane

"Re Jane is a rich and engaging novel. Besides being a love story, it is infused with contemporary subject matter, such as longing versus belonging, the immigrant experience. Patricia Park writes with earnestness, honesty, and exuberance, which make the novel thoroughly enjoyable. --Ha Jin, National Book Award-winning author of War Trash and Waiting "The Korean Americans of Queens find a daring new voice in Patricia Park's debut novel, as she takes a story we know and makes it into a story we've not seen before--a novel for the country we are still becoming." --Alexander Chee, author of The Queen of the Night "Patricia Park's Re Jane is packed with authenticity, poignancy and humor. I was enchanted by this modern retelling of Jane Eyre as the tough yet vulnerable narrator captured my heart." --Jean Kwok, bestselling author of Girl In Translation and Mambo in Chinatown
"In Re Jane, Patricia Park transforms Charlotte Bronte's beloved novel with her own inimitable wit and imagination....A wonderfully suspenseful novel that will delight those who know the original, and those who don't."
--Margot Livesey, author of The Flight of Gemma Hardy
"A noteworthy debut from a writer who opens a window to an understanding of immigrants anywhere."
--Elizabeth Nunez, author of Prospero's Daughter and Anna in-Between. "Re Jane is a contemporary retelling of Jane Eyre that's also entirely its own exquisite story. Jane is a hilarious, sometimes muddled, and utterly beguiling heroine. Park's surprising twists and razor-sharp writing and deep heart make the pages fly by. This story is all about what it's like being young and learning from mistakes and figuring out who you are without fear." --Margaret Dilloway, author of How to Be an American Housewife "Some nerve, to take Jane Eyre, reconfigure it, make the heroine an orphaned half-white Korean girl, all the while mixing new-fangled Jello shots, hipsterisms, and spicy fish stew with old-fashioned romance. Some nerve to bring it off with such energy, color, and emotional insight! Reader, you'll love it." --Daniel Menaker, author of My Mistake "Patricia Park displays her keen observation skills, her penchant for finding le mot juste (be it in English or Korean) and her natural gift for story telling in her witty debut novel, Re Jane. Not only does this charming novel entertain, especially with spot-on descriptions of people, but it also opens a window into the Korean culture. This may be Patricia Park's first novel, but it won't be her last." --Firoozeh Dumas, bestselling author of Funny in Farsi "This is a richly imagined and engrossing novel, and also an important work that marks what it means to be American now. Park's writing is remarkable for its tenderness and honesty." --Sabina Murray, author of Tales from the New World and The Caprices
"Even with its appealing echoes of Jane Eyre, Patricia Park's first novel is a true original--a smart, fresh, story of cultural complications that hasn't yet been told in quite this way. The funny and shrewdly observant narrator won me over on the very first page." --Stephen McCauley, author of The Object of My Affection